Chinese Herb Astragalus membranaceus Enhances Recovery of Hemorrhagic Stroke: Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Study

Table 1

Demographic characteristics at baseline.

	Group A	Group B	P-value*
	(𝑛=36)	(𝑛=32)
Gender			0.74
Female	10 (27.78)	11 (34.38)
Male	26 (72.22)	21 (65.63)
Age (yrs)	56.08±10.15	54.94±12.77	0.68
Age			0.78
<65	28 (77.78)	23 (71.88)
≥65	8 (22.22)	9 (28.13)
BT	36.85±0.71	37.36±3.58	0.43
Hematoma volume	27.94±40.22	28.61±28.25	0.94
Craniotomy			1.00
No	25 (69.44)	22 (68.75)
Yes	11 (30.56)	10 (31.25)
Midline deviation			1.00
No	30 (85.71)	28 (87.50)
Yes	5 (14.29)	4 (12.50)
GPT	30.70±22.59	35.39±32.19	0.57
GOT	48.54±70.97	35.68±20.16	0.40
BUN	12.72±4.20	15.47±11.60	0.21
Creatinine	2.26±8.19	0.95±0.50	0.34
PT	11.11±0.65	11.20±0.71	0.57
PTT	29.63±2.73	30.00±3.50	0.62
Hb	14.31±2.01	15.04±1.45	0.10
Plt	210.78±55.04	216.00±49.90	0.68
Hypertension			0.23
No	15 (41.67)	8 (25.00)
Yes	21 (58.33)	24 (75.00)
Hyperlipidemia			0.47
No	36 (100.00)	31 (96.88)
Yes	0 (0.00)	1 (3.13)
Hyperuricemia			1.00
No	35 (97.22)	32 (100.00)
Yes	1 (2.78)	0 (0.00)
DM			0.14
No	34 (94.44)	26 (81.25)
Yes	2 (5.56)	6 (18.75)
ICU			0.46
No	3 (8.33)	5 (15.63)
Yes	33 (91.67)	27 (84.38)
Angina			0.47
No	36 (100.00)	31 (96.88)
Yes	0 (0.00)	1 (3.13)
Anemia			1.00
No	35 (97.22)	31 (96.88)
Yes	1 (2.78)	1 (3.13)
DU bleeding			1.00
No	35 (97.22)	32 (100.00)
Yes	1 (2.78)	0 (0.00)
COPD			0.47
No	36 (100.00)	31 (96.88)
Yes	0 (0.00)	1 (3.13)
Arrhythmia			—
No	36 (100.00)	32 (100.00)
Yes	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)
RCC			1.00
No	35 (97.22)	32 (100.00)
Yes	1 (2.78)	0 (0.00)
TB			1.00
No	35 (97.22)	32 (100.00)
Yes	1 (2.78)	0 (0.00)
Hypercholesterolemia			0.47
No	36 (100.00)	31 (96.88)
Yes	0 (0.00)	1 (3.13)

() represent %; Group A: complementary therapy with Astragalus membranaceus; Group B: complementary therapy with placebo; BT: body temperature; craniotomy: craniotomy treatment with craniotomy; midline deviation: midline of brain deviated to right hemisphere or left hemisphere; GPT: glutamic pyruvic transaminase; GOT: glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; PT: prothrombin time; PTT: partial thromboplastin; Hb: hemoglobin; Plt: platelets; DM: diabetes mellitus; ICU: intensive care unit; Angina: angina pectoris; DU bleeding: duodenal ulcer bleeding; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: RCC: coronary care unit; TB: pulmonary tuberculosis. *𝑡-test for independent groups was used for used the continuous data; chi-square test or fisher’s exact test for categorical data.